Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-01
GOLFAx FRUIT BELT.
SOME OF THE TRACTS THAT ARE
OFFERED HOMESEEKRRS.
Home of the Vine, Fig and Pear
Orange and Olive CuIture-Tim-
ber-A Sanitarium.

north and easterly from San Francisco.
and "a miles from Sacramento. It's business
is Of growing importance, it being in the
heart of section calling more and more
for large supplies. Only very few years
ago this was mere station, and all the
surrounding country was uncultivated. and
wholly unoccupied. Now. it !, well set
tied, the lands taken up under high state
of cultivation, and the contribution of the
region to the business Of the
State, and especially to the fruit
trade, is of first importance Lands
that are available to the home-seeker are
not for sale because of any lack of faith in
the region which is so large contributor
to the Sacramento market, but for precisely
the same reason that put so much Of north
ern and Central California lands into mar
ket, the need for
POPULATION AND CAPITAL
To occupy our vast domain and develop all
its possibilities. Inquiry of Hayford & Lob
ner, at Colfax, long established and widely
known real estate brokers and business men.
shows but few large tracts upon the mar
ket. Thus we make note of tract of so
Ou LuSil llSI OlCICQ dk VOyONNs II Is Dub
one-quarter of a mile from the railroad
station, and of this fine tract forty acres
have been cleared of, and three acres of it
are planted to orchard and vineyard.
There is upon the tract a small house of
light or temporary character. This land,
which is so finely located, presents some
| lovely building sites. The soil is of the
desirable character noted hereinafter, the
scenery is simply superb, and the atmos-
phere as pure as any in the world. The
possibilities of industry and some capital
upon this place-which we cite as illustra-
tive Of the desirable tracts-are simply i'm
measurable But with this depression let
US make some specific examination of
THE coLFAX FRUIT BEET,
Which embraces the region of country
commencing at an altitude Of about 1900
feet and terminating properly at an alti-
tude of about 5000 feet and lying upon
the east and west sides of the Central Pa
cifc Railroad, and in Placer and Nevada
counties. Altogether Its area is about
twenty miles in length by about ten in
width. This whole section is admirably
watered, Astounding in every direction with
fine, large springs of soft water, and so
very abundant as to cause a constant flow
IN the ravines and creek bottoms which
prevail in this region. Not all of this
land, properly speaking, can be called
arabic, but by far the larger part can be
titled with profit.
ITS GRAND, DISTINGUISHING FEATURE
Is the well-established fact that no irriga-
tion whatever is needed to raise a bounti-
full crop of all kinds Of fruits, embracing
all the semi-tropical varieties that are
cultivated with success in any part of the
State. So well has this been demon
strated that large vineyards and orchards
have been and are being planted, by far
the large amount of improvement having
been made within the last three years
GRAPE-GRowING
Has been so successful as to cause 4 greater
amount of vines to be set cut than any
one other kind of fruit; but very large
amount of Bartlett and also winter Yarie-
ties of pears have been planted, as ex-
perience has demonstrated the fact that
the pears grown at this altitude are not
only superior in quality, but, more i'm
portant still, they are ready for market at
time when the pears raised in TIE lower
foothills and the Sacramento valley are all
gone.
THE OLIVE
Is attracting considerable attention, and it
is believed by the most experienced grow
ers in the State that they are peculiarly
adapted to this locality. At an altitude of
2,400 feet, at Lander Station, an orchard
of fifteen acres has been planted 70 olives,
and they have done remarkably we'll A
noteworthy fact is that the trees not
pruned at all have been by far the most
successful. At this same station also, or
ange trees have been set out, and for two
seasons have not been injured at all by
frost 1t is fact demonstrated By the ex-
perience of many careful observers for sew
eral years that there are very many loca-
tions, even at this altitude, that are Just as
free from frost as the most favored region
in even much booomed southern Cali
fornia.
Here are six hundred and forty acres Of
land upon Hayford & Lobner's list for sale
which is of especially attractive char
acter. This tract is but two miles from
railroad station, which is easy of access.
Upon it are 1000 cords of oak and pine
standing, of the best timber value. Sew
enty acres are cleared and under fence
Upon the tract is a good house of seven
rooms Thus this place, offered for
$4,000, offers the finest of opportunities
for settlement and immediate cult
walton, with clearance to be prose
cuted at will. 1t is an especially
excellent tract for stock-raising in con-
nection with fruit-growing.
This Colfax region of country Is admir-
ably adapted to small holdings and will
support large population in this way.
Its
SHIPPING FACILITIES
Surpass those of any other locality, as
within the short distance of twenty miles
are FIVE shipping stations with trans pass
ing daily. This one feature alone is
worthy Of the most careful investigation
on the part of the homeseeker. It is a
fact we'll known that forty-eight hours
makes or ruins profit on a shipment of
fruit. 1t is well-established that all the
surplus products of our State must find
market in the East now, when It is IN
derstood that this region of country is all
from twenty-four TO forty-eight hours
nearer the East than other fruit-growing
localities, it ought to cause the careful
hamburger to look carefully into its merits.
Among the tracts we have deemed it
proper to refer to, to illustrate the points
made, is still another for sale by Hayford
& Lobner, of Colfax, of 5000 acres in ex-
tent. 1t lies adjacent to the line of the
railroad, and near station, These 5000
acres the firm is authorized to sell, in lots
from twenty acres and upwards, at from
81 so to S25 per acre.
AS sAE1TARIUM
This section of country challenges the
world to produce its equal. Astounding as
it does in abundance Of springs, many of
them of valuable mineral character
blessed during the hot summer months
with constant breeze from the Pacific
ocean, coming across the vast forests Of
pine and fir, and laden with balm that is
peculiarly invigorating, healing and reviy-
| ing to the consumptive and asthmatic, it
promises to become chief fayorite resort
| for the wearied and the health-eeeker who,